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Conflagration (2000)

by Tessa Teevan(Favorite Author)
4.39 of 5 Votes: 2
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review 1: 4.5 StarsThis is the first book I have read from Tessa Teevan and I loved it! I definitely want to read more from her. The characters and the way she writes is so captivating you do not want to put it down. Branson Wellington is a hot alpha that gets brought to his knees by a woman who seems so familiar and everyone sees she is perfect for him but does he see it before it's too late? Ariana's a pleaser that does everything expected of her until she realizes what she thought was love was nothing more than a business deal. When these two meet again a year later an explosion, literally, forces them to form a bond that is unlike anything they have ever had before. Will there past force them apart or do they realize the only future for them is one together?A must read!Reviewed... more for Hooked On Books
review 2: PURE CLASS THOSE TWO WORDS HAVE BEEN ON REPEAT IN MY HEAD SINCE I FINISHED CONFLAGRATION.CONFLAGRATIONIt isn't just a few flames; it's an especially large and destructive fire that causes devastation. Branson Wellington? The name, my name, is usually followed by fucking prick or self-serving bastard, and I can't say I haven't earned those titles. It's true. I'm not the good guy. I'm not the boy next door. I'm definitely not your Prince fucking Charming. Not even close. And I never wanted to be. Until her. The day I pulled her from the wreckage was the day that my life changed. Who would have thought that one little lie had the power to throw two lives so off course?Love has never been in the cards for me, but now that she’s here, I have no idea how I’m ever going to let her go. Even if I don’t deserve her.Because like I said, I’m a self-serving bastard and some things never change. THIS BOOK IS JUST PURE CLASS THROUGH AND THROUGH - EMOTIONAL, PASSIONATE AND REAL, IT’S ABOUT FACING UP TO YOUR FAULTS, MISTAKES MADE AND CHALLENGING YOUR COURSE IN LIFE, THE BALANCE AND DIRECTION. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF TESSA TEEVAN BOOKS SAT ON MY KINDLE FOR A WHILE NOW THAT, DUE TO OTHER COMMITMENTS I HAVEN’T GOT ROUND TO YET, SO THIS WAS MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE WELLINGTONS AND TO TESSA.I SHOULD NOT LIKE BRANSON ACCORDING TO THE BLURB AND HIS ASSHOLE SELF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK BUT, BEING THE FICKLE BITCH I AM, I ADORED HIM FROM FIRST MEET. I ALWAYS LOVE THE TORTURED, BROODY ONES THE BEST! HOWEVER, I WOULD DEFY ANYONE TO READ THIS AND NOT HAVE MS TEEVAN TURN THEIR OPINIONS AROUND - SHE WROTE HIM WITH SUCH DEPTH AND SYMPATHY THAT YOU JUST WANT TO FIX HIM AND FUCK HIM………………………………….. OR FUCK HIM AND FIX HIM, WHICHEVER!!!! If you don’t want anyone else to give up on you,You can’t give up on yourself.THESE ARE THE WORDS ARI WRITES TO BRANSON AFTER THEIR FIRST MEETING, NEVER EXPECTING TO SEE HIM AGAIN. HIS MEMORIES OF THAT DRUNKEN NIGHT ARE INCOMPLETE BUT THE WORDS RESONATED WITH HIM AND SO HE STARTED TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION HIS LIFE WAS SPIRALING TOWARDS.AN ACCIDENT PLACES THEM TOGETHER AGAIN.MY BRAIN IS SCREAMING AT ME TO RUN AWAY, TO FIND SAFETY, BUT THEN I LOOK BACK INTO THE CAR. HER HAND PRESSES AGAINST THE GLASS, HER FINGERS SPREADING, AND SHE LOOKS AT ME, TEARS FILLING HER EYES. I PRESS MY HAND TO THE WINDOW, COVERING HERS, AND IN THAT INSTANT, THE WORLD AROUND US STOPS. OUR EYES LOCK, KNOWING WE MAY BE THE LAST THING EACH OTHER SEES, AND FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THERE’S RECOGNITION IN HER EYES. THERE’S A FAMILIARITY HERE, AS IF I’VE MET HER BEFORE, BUT I CAN’T PLACE HER. I’M TRANSFIXED ON HER FOR A MOMENT, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I KNOW HER.I NO LONGER FEEL THE HEAT ON MY BACK, THE FLAMES ON MY FACE, ALL I SEE IS HER. ALL I FEEL IS HER. SHE’S SOMEONE IMPORTANT - I CAN FEEL IT DEEP DOWN IN MY SOUL, BUT I’M NOT SURE WHY. WITHOUT QUESTION, SOMETHING INSIDE ME SHIFTS, AND I START POUNDING MY FIST AGAINST THE GLASS, KNOWING I NEED TO GET HER OUT OF THERE. YEP FIX HIM AND FUCK HIM, TOLD YOU! PAGES IN AND MS TEEVAN HAD ME ROOTING FOR BOTH OF THEM. WHAT STUCK ME MOST ABOUT HOW THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN WRITTEN IS THAT MISTAKES ARE MADE ON BOTH SIDES BUT THE APOLOGIES AND THE WILLINGNESS TO WORK AND FIGHT FOR IT SHINES THROUGH FROM BRANSON AND ARI, I GET SO BORED READING WHERE ONE IS DOING ALL THE COMPROMISING AND WORK - RELATIONSHIPS TAKE TWO, THEY TAKE EFFORT, COMPROMISE, HUMOUR, PASSION AND FRIENDSHIP - THIS IS SHOWN BEAUTIFULLY IN CONFLAGRATION IN MY OPINION. ARI IS A WOMAN DISCOVERING HER STRENGH, ACKNOWLEDGING HER WORTH AND HER JOURNEY, BOTH TOGETHER WITH BRANSON AND ALONE, TO DISCOVER HERSELF IS JUST BEAUTIFULLY DONE.** ARC PROVIDED ** I DETEST REVIEWS THAT TELL ME THE WHOLE BOOK SO I’M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE STORY DEVELOPMENT, THE DISCOVERY IS THE PLEASURE, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT THIS IS THE SWEETEST, PUREST, CLASSIEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE IT’S BEEN MY PLEASURE TO READ FOR A WHILE. TOTALLY UNEXPECTED IN THAT IT JUST GRABBED THOSE HEARTSTRINGS AND DID NOT LET GO. PURE CLASS FROM START TO FINISH…… less
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ra3799
We got that you guys love each other, no need to repeat it every 4 pages..
Beck
great book
ariel
3.5-4
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